Pompano Ready To Begin Parks Work

September 8, 1985|By Jeffrey Moore, Staff writer

POMPANO BEACH — The city is ready to move ahead on a renovation project for the city`s four major parks: Jaycee, Kester, Wade Horn and Westside parks.

New designs for the parks include upgraded parking, landscaping and athletic facilities. A professional consulting firm, Team Plan Inc. of Boca Raton, was paid $58,000 to develop the plans, which are expected to cost the city about $3.5 million.

If a bond issue to finance the project is approved by voters in March, then construction is expected to be completed during the next two to three years. Otherwise, the job could take much longer, said city Planning Director Fred Kleingartner.

Following the recommendation of the city`s Planning and Zoning Board, the City Commission last week unanimously adopted the consultant`s proposals. Work should begin in a few months. ``Regardless of the bond issue, we will begin implementing the plan,`` Kleingartner said.